//------------------------------// // Siren Tears // Story: Sonata's Modern Life // by The Forgotten Siren //------------------------------// Equestria 1000 years ago When I was born, the world was covered in ice and snow due to the Wendigos. This was the time ponies didn’t know harmony and because of it, the Wendigos fed off it, making it snow all over the world. I, like all sea creatures lived in the ocean which was covered in a sheet of ice. Also like the life of a siren, I was born into this world alone with no family to call my own. I wandered aimlessly in the cold ocean looking for someone to talk to, to befriend. However it was all in vain, for every single creature looked at me in disgust, even the blob fish gagged when it saw me. After days of being rejected from every other creature in the ocean, I decided to just give up. I laid on the bottom of the ocean floor crying because I was alone, that was until I met Muse. A light purple sea pony swam close to little Adagio. She tapped on her shoulder to get her attention. Little Adagio looked up with eyes red. "Shoo be do, what’s the matter little siren?" Muse asked with a concern look on her face. "*sniff* I-I’m alone...every creature in the sea looks at me and is revolted. I-I don’t understand why." Little Adagio said wiping tears from her eyes. "Shoo be do, that’s terrible, nopony should be alone." Muse said with a frown on her face as she stroked little Adagio’s head. "Shoo be do, hey would you like to come with me?" "Huh?.. But aren’t you disgusted by how I look?" Little Adagio said confused by the sea pony’s offer. "Shoo be do, haha no, I don’t judge by looks, I can tell you have a good heart." Muse said with a smile. "Tell me you have a name?" "No" Little Adagio said frowning. "Shoo be do, that's not good, everypony needs a name. It shows you that you’re an individual." Muse remarked. "I got it how about Adagio, Adagio Dazzle?" "Adagio Dazzle? I-I like that name, thank you." Little Adagio said happy to have a name and found someone to connect with. I was so happy to have found some one to connect with. Muse had taught me everything she knew about sirens, music, and happiness. It turned out the school she belonged to was attacked and killed by a kraken and she was left alive only because the beast was full. She taught me to smile and no matter what always stay positive. We bonded over the short months we were together. One day we were swimming in a canyon, and once we were about to reach the end of it, out of nowhere came the beast that we feared the most. Little Adagio and Muse swam through the underwater canyon. At the end of the canyon was a huge hole that looked as if it went down for miles. They didn’t dare risk it and decided to swim up over the canyon. Little did they know that the Kraken jolted out of the hole aiming it’s sights on them. Muse looked behind her and screamed for little Adagio to swim faster. Both of then swam as fast as they could and soon left the canyon. The beast was still on their tail, until out of no where a purple streak bolted and slammed hard into the Kraken’s head. The beast roared as it rubbed the sore spot and aimed it’s eyes at the one who did it. The fast blur circled around the beast, dodging it’s tentacles. Both little Adagio and Muse looked back to see what was going on, they stood there in amazement as they watched the kraken try to grab the purple blur only to get it’s tentacles knotted up. The blur then slammed right into the kraken’s left eye that had a scar on it. The beast howled as the blur swam up to Muse and little Adagio. All three swam far away from the Kraken to a safe place. As they caught their breath Adagio looked at what was another siren, just like her, but purple. Adagio’s jaw dropped as she was so hyped. "Oh my gosh you’re a siren too! Haha" Little Adagio shrieked as she swam around little Aria. She stopped right in front of Aria with a huge grin. "My name is Adagio Dazzle, what’s yours?" "Huh? Name...oh my name is The Fastest, coolest Siren in the Ocean and slayer of Octopuses." little Aria said boastfully. Human world present day "PFFFFFT! HAHAHAHA! Seriously Aria? Hahahha the fastest hehe c-coolest... hahaha" Rainbow Dash said laughing while holding her stomach. "Grrrr Shut up skittles!" Aria demanded with her arms crossed. "Tee hehehe" Sonata giggled. "And what are you laughing at Sonata?" Aria demanded. "Hehe well duh silly, that name you use to go by as a kid hehehe" Sonata chuckled. "Yeahahaha it’s kinda like Dashies old name remember Dash?" Pinkie Pie asked laughing hard while looking at Rainbow. "Umm..I hehe don’t know what you're talking about Pinkie. I never had any cheesy nickname." Rainbow said blushing. "Please darling, don’t you remember that ridiculous name you had us call you. What was it? Captain super dup-" Rarity was soon cut off by Adagio. "Can I get back to the story, or do you want to talk about how much of a dork both Aria and Rainbow are?" Adagio asked annoyed. "Sorry Adagio please continue with the story." Sunset said covering her mouth trying not to laugh. Adagio sighed and rolled her eyes, then began again with the story. "Shoo be do, haha that isn’t a name silly, that is what you are." Muse said amused. "Well what’s a name then?" Aria asked confused. "A name is something that lets others know who you are an individual." little Adagio said still hyped to see another of her kind. "Ok... well you come up with a name then?" little Aria said. "Shoo be do, hmmm ok then, how about Aria..... Blaze?" Muse asked. "Hmm yeah that name sounds super cool, I like it, especially the Blaze part." little Aria remarked with a smile. That was the happiest I have ever been in a very long time, finally I’ve found another siren like myself. Like myself, Muse taught Aria everything she had done with me. After months went by, the ice had finally melted away and the waters had become warm yet again. The three of us took this as a time to explore the surface. It was so beautiful, nothing we had ever seen before in our lives. As we swam around we saw a large sheet of ice that wasn’t melted yet, we saw that something was on top of it. We looked closer and we saw Sonata sleeping, at this time Sonata was still a baby. Both Adagio and Aria flew onto the floating sheet of ice and looked at the sleeping blue baby siren. Muse swam toward the sheet of ice and smiled as she saw yet another siren, another family member. Adagio and Aria smiled as the baby siren woke up to see both sirens looking at her. The baby smiled and lifted it’s hooves out to reach them. Adagio hovered down and picked her up, the little siren cuddled in her arms. "Shoo be do, it looks like another member is added to our little family." Muse said with a smile. "Yeah we are, but what are we gonna name her?" little Aria asked looking at Muse only to be horrified "MUSE!" Both siren’s screamed as a tentacle came up and pulled Muse under. The siren’s then placed the crying baby back on the ice and flew into the water to save Muse. As they did they saw it was the same Kraken that had been following them for months. Both sirens started to hum in unison as their gems glowed brightly. They then lunched a harmonic magic blast at the Kraken’s head. The beast let out a blast of ink and let go of Muse. Muse swam out of the ink cloud and met up with the sirens. However the beast came jetting towards them angered by what they had done. They swam away with it trailing behind them. "Shoo be do, listen Adagio, Aria, you girls need to go back to that young siren at once. I am going to distract it ok?" Muse said. "But that thing could kill you Muse! Please let us stay and defeat it!" little Adagio said in panic. "Yeah, we can blast it again" Little Aria added. "Shoo be do, NO girls, your magic isn’t strong enough to hurt it, only make it flinch. You need to go back to that little siren at once, I will meet you there when I lose him ok?" Muse said. "But promise me one thing girls, that no matter what happens, you three will stay together as a family. You are all you've got and nopony can take that from you." "But Mu-" Adagio was cut off. "PROMISE!!" Muse yelled with tears flowing from her eyes. "Y-yes.. I promise Muse." Little Adagio said crying. "Please come back. You're our family too." "I promise too Muse." Little Aria said with tears flowing. "Please be careful." Muse turned to look at both girls with a smile, with tears flowing from her eyes. She swam past them. "I love you girls, make me proud." She said as she went toward the Kraken, getting it’s attention. The beast then went after her into the darkness of the ocean. Both Aria and Adagio looked at each other with tears in their eyes, they then swam back to the sheet of ice were the baby siren laid crying. Adagio picked up the crying siren in her arms and held her close. Aria joined in the warm embrace of her fellow sirens, letting tears flow from their eyes, waiting for Muse. Human world "We waited on that sheet of ice for a week, we only left it to eat. But Muse nor the kraken ever came back." Adagio said with eyes watering. The table was quiet as every girl was misty eyed, even Aria, who was thought to be tough as nails had tears running down her face. Sonata and Pinkie pie were holding each other crying. It was one thing that the siren trio were hurt, but Applejack took it the hardest, with tears flowing down her face. "Why are you crying so much Apple? It’s not like you knew who she was." Adagio questioned. "No, no I don’t reckon I know who Muse is. But I do know she was a mother to you girls right?" Applejack asked. "Yeah... You could say that." Aria replied. "Well.. *sniff* I know what it’s like to lose a parent... I lost both mine when I was a child. Granted our pain could be different." Applejack said wiping a tear away. "No... losing a parent hurts the same if you loved them. Regardless of who or what you are." Adagio said to applejack, closing her eyes. Adagio felt a new respect for her. "Umm..I’m sorry... but ah how come you girls look the same age as humans?" Fluttershy said meekly while wiping the tears away. "*sniff* simple as Sirens, sonata would be three, Aria six, and me nine. As humans Sonata is one year younger then me and Aria, well Aria is a couple months behind me. In other words sirens and humans age differently." Adagio replied. "Hey but you guys said I was saved from being eaten by a manticore?" Sonata said lifting her head from Pinkie’s shoulder. "We.. Didn’t want you to have to worry about Muse. We thought it would be best if you didn’t find out that the day we found you, Muse was killed by a kraken." Adagio said. "But is this when you became evil?" Sunset asked. "That part is coming." Adagio replied to be continued..